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DESCRIPTION:Reserve to attend this interactive panel discussion. Leaders from the business\, non-profit and veterans’ communities will map out actionable solutions to a major local and national challenge: the disconnect between veterans and jobs.There is no cost to attend this event. However\, space is limited\, so confirmed reservations are required.Despite the goodwill efforts of many\, unemployment among veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan is even higher than the national rate\, particularly among the women who served. Join us on Veterans Day 2011 to honor veterans with more than words\, by taking practical steps to help them transition to the kind of civilian life they deserve. The panel:• Command Sergeant Major Frank Wicks\, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Adjutant General and Commander of the New York (State) Army National Guard • Command Sergeant Major (Retired) Robert Van Pelt\, Program Coordinator\, New York National Guard\, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve • Lynne E. DiStasio\, Vice President\, Human Resources\, MetLife\, and members of her team• Hannah Rudstam\, Ph.D.\, Senior Extension Faculty\, Cornell University Employment & Disability Institute\, author of parallel surveys of veterans and Human Resource professionalsThis event marks the launch of the Fedcap Solution Series\, which gathers employers\, nonprofits\, advocates and other thought-leaders to analyze the barriers between Americans and sustainable employment — and to develop informed and actionable plans to break those barriers down. Networking and breakfast start at 8 a.m.\, the program runs 8:30-9:30 a.m. Afterwards\, participants will be invited to join one or more virtual forums to move the dialogue forward.For more than 75 years\, Fedcap has been creating jobs and breaking down barriers between Americans and sustainable employment. A nonprofit that provides vocational and work-readiness training\, career counseling and job placement\, we put thousands of people to work each year directly with private- and public-sector employers and through our sourcing businesses in facilities management\, office services\, manufacturing and home healthcare. Fedcap employs more than 1\,500 people and has operations in New York\, New Jersey and Washington\, DC. www.fedcap.org
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SUMMARY:Connecting Veterans to Jobs: Fedcap Solution Series launch event
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